Another get-rich-quick scheme thwarted

I’m deeply annoyed that I work for a company that places onerous restrictions on my ability to trade shares, even on my personal account – if I didn’t, then I’d pile some serious money into HBOS stock right now…

I thought 'yes, John's got a point' and went to buy some HBOS shares, and my share dealer (Barclays) couldn't do it as it had 'technical issues'. I then realised that my highly profitable short oil ETF had been suspended due to AIG being the counterparty.